Freedom and Happiness

It is finally over. 

For the last few weeks I have been completely crushing final projects, papers, and short stories instead of the rocks. However, the pleasant news is that now I can take a deep breath and get back into the swing of my climbing routine. 

Actually, I just finished watching the documentary, To the Limit, just to get myself back into a positive and excited mind state about climbing. It is about two German climbers that are trying to break the speed record (2 hr and 43 minutes) of the Nose at Yosemite.
 
Now the only problem is that it is 1:30 in the morning and I am really really excited about climbing and not so much about sleeping. Not a very well thought out plan, but I learned some things about happiness and learning to accept, and then tackle, my fears from it so I really can't complain. Not to mention I just watched an hour and a half of awesome footage of Yosemite and Patagonia. 

I think that the quote that stuck with me the most talked about how happiness, sometimes, is just part luck. There are times where you just have to be there at the right time in order for it to happen. Then there was also a moment when Dean Potter talked about how facing your fears on the wall is just a way to prepare for facing fears off of the wall. Rock climbing is in a way just a giant metaphor for life.  

With these ideas in mind I think that I am going to try out some route over at Governor Stable tomorrow once I have secured a crash pad for the afternoon. So excited!
Go love some rocks guys.